NASA’s Juno discovers salts and organics on Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has a big moon named Ganymede. NASA's Juno spacecraft has found some exciting things on this...
Why are Mars stones on earth so young?
Imagine if little pieces of Mars fell on Earth. Cool, right? Well, they do!
These Martian rocks are quite rare and give us lots of...
Three planets around this sunlike star are doomed. doomed!
According to new research we can start writing the eulogy for four exoplanets around a Sun-like star about 57 light years away.
But there’s no...
Want to find life? Compare a planet to its neighbors
With thousands of known exoplanets and tens of thousands likely to be discovered in the coming decades, it could be only a matter of...
Gamma-ray burst unveils secrets of life’s building blocks in the universe
In a breathtaking discovery, scientists have witnessed the birth of rare chemical elements in one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever recorded.
This event sheds...
Peeking into the past: New study explains the birth of early galaxies
Ever wondered how our universe began and how the first galaxies formed?
Well, scientists have been asking the same questions, and now, thanks to a...
Mysterious lights on Uranus may unlock secrets of alien life
Scientists from the University of Leicester have made a groundbreaking discovery on Uranus.
For the first time ever, they've detected a special kind of light...
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific disciplines.
Understanding an atom's structure and the development of nuclear science...
A new map shows where Mars is hiding all its ice
Water will be one of the most important resources for human explorers on Mars. They’ll need it for drinking, propellant, breathing, and more.
It makes...
Venus might have had plate tectonics just like Earth
Even though Venus is very similar to Earth in many ways, it’s a hell-world with a runaway greenhouse effect.
It was assumed this was because...